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Rufus has been dreaming of getting a dog. His best friend has one. His worst friend has one. But his dad has a few objections: They whine. They gnaw. They bark. They scratch. They beg. They drool. Rufus pays no attention when his mom offers her think-outside-the-box suggestion, because she can't be serious. She can't be. She can be. And she actually comes home with a guinea pig. And if Rufus's dad thinks dogs are a problem, he won't know what hit him when he meets the "Guinea Pig That Thinks She's a Dog". She barks. She bites. She'll eat your homework.

When his classmates learn about Fido, the guinea pig that acts like a dog, they all want a piece of Rufus, her owner. But Rufus hates the attention, the demands, the "celebrity". So he decides to make Fido learn how to be an actual guinea pig. But when she goes missing, he feels terrible. Was she lost, "dognapped", or did she run away, because he no longer liked her just the way she was?

When Rufus, Murphy, Lurena, and their pets go camping, they meet Pedro, a shy boy who seems afraid of just about everything - especially the water. One thing leads to another, and the kids go into a nearby town to buy him a pet to cheer him up - a guinea pig, naturally. Yet what they bring home may look like a guinea pig, but it can swim - like an otter!

Mice who sew a coat for a sick tailor. A frog whose fishing trip goes awry. A hedgehog who washes a lost handkerchief for a little girl. Beatrix Potter's endearing animal characters are beloved the world over, and this collection of six favorite stories will introduce them to a new generation.

Once upon a time there was an old cat called Mrs. Tabitha Twitchit, who was an anxious parent. She used to lose her kittens continually, and whenever they were lost they were always in mischief! On baking day she determined to shut them up in a cupboard. She caught Moppet and Mittens, but she could not find Tom. Read in English, unabridged.

En 1284 la ciudad de Hamelín estaba infestada de ratas. Un buen día apareció un desconocido que ofreció sus servicios a los habitantes del pueblo. A cambio de una recompensa, él les libraría de todas las ratas, a lo que los aldeanos se comprometieron. Entonces el desconocido flautista empezó a tocar su flauta, y todas las ratas salieron de sus cubiles y agujeros y empezaron a caminar hacia donde la música sonaba. Cumplida su misión, el hombre volvió al pueblo a reclamar su recompensa, pero los aldeanos se negaron a pagarle y todo cambiará.

Una nueva y divertida aventura de la pandilla de la ardillaLos miembros de la pandilla de la ardilla están en el desván, pensando a qué pueden jugar, cuando de pronto se apaga la luz. En la oscuridad, las cosas parecen muy distintas de lo que son, y todos están bastante asustados. Bueno, todos no, porque Irene no tiene mied o a nada. ¿O sí?Los miembros de la pandilla de la ardilla están reunidos en el desván. Elisa se ha marchado para hacer unos arreglos en el cole y ellos han decidido esperarla allí.

Two mice, Tom Thumb and Hunca Munca, discover a beautiful dollhouse, and decide to explore it. In the process, they cause some havoc! One of Potter's finest tales.

Get ready to zoom through these fast-paced stories full of exciting adventures by Newbery Award-winning author Beverly Cleary. With Ralph S. Mouse behind the handlebars of his favorite toy motorcyle, there's no telling what readers will encounter. This three-book box set includes the entire...

La conocida leyenda del flautista que encantó las ratas de Hamelin ha sido contada por años como un cuento alegre con un final feliz, pero como suele suceder con estos cuentos de hadas, los originales pueden ser muy diferentes a las versiones más contadas. La ciudad de Hamelin siempre tuvo ratas,¡ y muchas! Nunca fueron un problema, ya que los gatos las mantenían controladas.

Hace muchos años en la ciudad de Hamelin había un problema enorme por una invasión de ratas que habían venido del campo y los vecinos de la ciudad no sabían cómo deshacerse de ellas.Un día apareció un desconocido que dijo al alcalde que a cambio de una recompensa haría desaparecer a las ratas del pueblo.Le dijeron que si, con lo que se puso manos a la obra inmediatamente y empezó a tocar una flauta e inexplicablemente todas las ratas empezaron a salir de sus agujeros y sin pensárselo mucho comenzaron seguirle a medida que iba tocando la flauta, como si la música las tuviera hipnotizadas.

Gustav Mole is lucky enough to be born into a musical family, and this charming tale traces the enriching role that music plays in his life. Gustav's musical education is rich and diverse, covering a wide variety of genres and styles.

The Little Mouse and the Big Hungry Bear are known and loved by millions of children around the world. Little Mouse loves strawberries, but so does the bear.... How will Little Mouse stop the bear from eating his freshly picked red ripe strawberry.

A clever squirrel hunts for nuts in its woodland home. Pair this charming fiction story with its nonfiction companion book, Little Woodland Animals.

Hamsters are famous for running on their wheels. But what else do these furry pets like to do? In this title, beginning audiences can learn all about the lives and care of these popular first pets through simple, predictable text.

Miriam Mouse's family always celebrates Passover Belowstairs, while the human Winklers celebrate Abovestairs. But this year Miriam is finding it hard to get a piece of matzah to use for the Mouse family afikomen as the human family has decided to store their matzah in a tin. All seems lost for the Mouse family seder, until young Eli Winkler shares the afikomen with her.

In "The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse", a woodmouse finds it a challenge to keep a tidy house under a hedge that is visited by an assortment of insects. In this story, a beetle leaves dirty footprints and a spider leaves cobwebs in his wake after visits to Mrs. Tittlemouse's underground tunnel-house.

In "The Tale of Ginger and Pickles", a yellow tomcat and a terrier are shopkeepers in a small village. Though the mice customers make Ginger the cat's mouth water and Pickles the dog finds his rabbit shoppers faintly enticing, the two control their impulses and even extend credit to their customers. But how long can this combination last?

Snow! Cookies! Candy! Mouse loves snow days. When he's accidentally swept out the door and into the snow, Mouse has a blast ice-skating, sledding, and building snow animals - always just one step ahead of sly Cat. But above Mouse on a wire sit three cold birds who warn Mouse of Cat's approach. Now it is Mouse's turn to do something nice for his new friends.

In The Tale of Two Bad Mice, two mice, upset at learning the food in a dollhouse is fake, go on a vandalism spree. When the little girl who owns the dollhouse sees the destruction, she puts a policeman doll outside the doll house to prevent any more vandalism. To make up for their nefarious deeds, the two mice put a crooked sixpence in the doll's stocking on Christmas Eve and tidy up the house with a dust-pan and broom. The fifth of Beatrix Potter's 22 charming tales of animals in amusing situations, The Tale of Two Bad Mice has delighted children since its release in 1904.